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EDWARDS Richard

EDWARDS Richard

Male 1876 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name EDWARDS Richard  [1
    Birth 23 Feb 1876  Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Address:
    Duck Street Sodom 
    • From census entry

      Date of 21 June 1876 taken from 1939 register entry. Birth certificate does not agree with this date and shows 23 Feb 1876.
    Birth entry Richard Edwards
    Birth entry Richard Edwards
    Keywords: Picture
    Birth certificate for Richard Edwards
    Birth certificate for Richard Edwards
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Cesus entrey
    1881 Census Sarah Hill
    1881 Census Sarah Hill
    Keywords: Picture
    Residence 24 Dec 1909  Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    as detailed on marriage certificate, 
    Address:
    10 Mill Bank 
    Emily Beach Richard Edwards Marriage
    Keywords: Picture (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address:
    20 Moden Hill 
    • Census entry
    1911EnglandCensusForBertBeach
    Bert Beach aged 10 living in 20 Moden Hill Sedgley Nephew to headKeywords: Picture (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Residence 29 Sep 1939  Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Address:
    68 Moden Hill 
    • Role: Spouse
    1939 Register for Moden Hill Sedgley
    Richard & Emily Edwards. Also lists Bert and Comfort Beach (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    EDWARDS Richard   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father) 
    BRITTON Mary   d. Yes, date unknown  (Mother) 
    Person ID I146  Stringer family tree
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2016 

    Father EDWARDS Richard   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother BRITTON Mary   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage Sep Q 1860  Dudley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Mary Ann Britton Marriage
    Mary Ann Britton Marriage
    Richard Edwards Marriage entry
    Richard Edwards Marriage entry
    Children
    +1. EDWARDS Richard,   b. 23 Feb 1876, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     
    Family ID F107  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family BEACH Emily 
    Children 
     1. EDWARDS Gladys,   b. 1910, Sedgley, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F22  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Apr 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] England, 1911 - 2 April census, RG 14, Richard Edwards Head Class: RG14; Piece: 17404; Schedule Number: 255Description Enumeration District : 12.
      Census entry for Edwards Family All living at 20 Moden Hill, Sedgley

      Richard Edwards Head born 1876 age 35 Labourer On Tram Line bornSedgley, Staffordshire
      Emily Edwards Wife born 1878 age 33 born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Bert Beach Nephew born 1901 age 10 scholar born Wall Heath, Staffordshire
      Leonard Meredith Nephew born 1900 age 11 scholar born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Joseph Meredith Nephew born 1904 age 7 scholar born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Doris Meredith Niece born 1906 age 5 scholar born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Gladys Edwards Daughter born 1910 age 11 month born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Was nephew to head of houshold. Names living at time of census were:

      Richard Edwards - Head 35
      Emily Edwards - Wife 33 I am sure this is Emily Beach mother of Bertfound marriage entry in 1909 need to get marriage certificate.

      Bert Beach - Nephew 10
      Leonard Meredith - Nephew 11 was also witness at Berts marriage to Comfort Cartwright
      Joseph Meredith - Nephew 7
      Doris Meredith - Neice 5
      Gladys Edwards - Daughter 11/12
      1911EnglandCensusForBertBeach
      Bert Beach aged 10 living in 20 Moden Hill Sedgley Nephew to headKeywords: Picture (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)


    2. [S11] England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005, Richard Edwards Dudley Q2 1876 Vol 6c Page 75 (Reliability: 3).
      Birth entry for Richard Edwards
      Birth entry Richard Edwards
      Birth entry Richard Edwards
      Keywords: Picture


    3. [S7] General Register Office, Birth Certificate English, BXCG 938813 (7625440-5) Column 400 (Reliability: 3).
      Birth certificate for Richard Edwards born on 23rd February 1876 at Duck Street Sodom Sedgley.

      Father is Richard Edwards an equine tender. Mother is Mary Edwards formerly Britton.
      BXCG 938813 (7625440-5) Column 400

      Birth registered by the mother on the 4th April 1876 who signed with her mark
      Birth certificate for Richard Edwards
      Birth certificate for Richard Edwards


    4. [S6] England, 1881 - 3 April Census, RG 11, Sarah Hill Head Class: RG11; Piece: 2868; Folio: 7; Page: 9; GSU roll:1341688 Description Enumeration District : 1.
      Family living at 3 Gospelend Street

      Sarah Hill Head Windower age 85 born 1796 born Broughton Shropshire
      James Edwards Son in Law Married age 37 born 1844 a Farm Labourer born Claverley Shropshire
      Hannah Edwards Daughter Married age 35 born 1846 born Sedgley Staffordshire
      John Edwards Son age 15 born 1866 Male an Iron Foundry Labourer born Sedgley Staffordshire
      William Edwards Son age 12 born 1869 Male a Scholar born Sedgley Staffordshire
      Richard Edwards Son age 5 born 1876 Male a Scholar born Sedgley Staffordshire
      George Edwards Son age 1 born 1880 Male born Sedgley Staffordshire
      Henry Hall Lodger age 18 born 1863 Male a Farm Labourer born Hereford
      1881 Census Sarah Hill
      1881 Census Sarah Hill
      Keywords: Picture


    5. [S16] General Register Office, Marriage Certificate, English, Richard Edwards & Emily Beach Sedegley 25/12/1909 Line 157.
      Marriage between Emily Beach and Richard Edwards at the Parish Church Sedgley

      Richard Edwards 33 A Bachelor employed as a Labourer living at 10 Mill Bank Sedgley father was James Edwards Occupation unclear
      Emily Beach 32 a spinster no profession of 10 Moden Hill Sedgley father was john Beach a Labourer

      Witnessed by Thomas M? and Annie Beach
      Emily Beach Richard Edwards Marriage
      Keywords: Picture (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)


    6. [S10] England, 1911 - 2 April census, RG 14, Richard Edwards Head Class: RG14; Piece: 17404; Schedule Number: 255Description Enumeration District : 12.
      Census entry for Edwards Family All living at 20 Moden Hill, Sedgley

      Richard Edwards Head born 1876 age 35 Labourer On Tram Line bornSedgley, Staffordshire
      Emily Edwards Wife born 1878 age 33 born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Bert Beach Nephew born 1901 age 10 scholar born Wall Heath, Staffordshire
      Leonard Meredith Nephew born 1900 age 11 scholar born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Joseph Meredith Nephew born 1904 age 7 scholar born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Doris Meredith Niece born 1906 age 5 scholar born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Gladys Edwards Daughter born 1910 age 11 month born Sedgley, Staffordshire
      Bert Beach was listed as nephew to head of houshold. Names living at time of census were:

      Richard Edwards - Head 35
      Emily Edwards - Wife 33 I am sure this is Emily Beach mother of Bert, found marriage entry in 1909 need to get marriage certificate. Proven as death certificate shows her death registered by C Beach, daughter in law, Comfort was Berts wife and lived at the address given on the birth certificate.

      Bert Beach - Nephew 10
      Leonard Meredith - Nephew 11 was also witness at Berts marriage to Comfort Cartwright
      Joseph Meredith - Nephew 7
      Doris Meredith - Neice 5
      Gladys Edwards - Daughter 11/12
      1911EnglandCensusForBertBeach
      Bert Beach aged 10 living in 20 Moden Hill Sedgley Nephew to headKeywords: Picture (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)


    7. [S74] England 1939 Register - 29 September 1939, OZRF Sedgley 372-3 (Reliability: 3).
      1939 register entry found living at 8 Moden Hill Sedgley

      Richard Edwards born 21 June 1876 working as Electric Cable Layer Heavy Worker
      Emily Edwards formerly Beach born 28 Jan 1878 working as unpaid domestic duties
      1939 Register for Moden Hill Sedgley
      Richard & Emily Edwards. Also lists Bert and Comfort Beach (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)


    8. [S9] England & Wales Marriages, 1538-1940, Dudley Q3 1860 Vol 6C Page 61.
      Marriage entry for Mary Ann Britton marriage to Richard Edwards

      First name(s) MARY ANN
      Last name BRITTON
      Marriage quarter 3
      Marriage year 1860
      Registration month -
      MARY ANN BRITTON married RICHARD EDWARDS
      District DUDLEY
      District number -
      County Staffordshire
      Country England
      Volume 6C
      Page 61
      Dudley Q3 1860 Vol 6C Page 61
      Mary Ann Britton Marriage
      Mary Ann Britton Marriage
      Richard Edwards Marriage entry
      Richard Edwards Marriage entry